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L. J. CAMERON HARvEsTING MACHINE Aug. 2 19,27.

Filed Jan. 16. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fnUem/{Jr @le kfof/f' I0/ferma, I

Patented Ang. 2, 19a?,

UNITED STATES APa*friaNr orricEj,

LYLE JOHN CAMERON., or BLUNDELLSANDS, NnAnLIvEnPooL,`nNGLAND.

HAnvEs'rfINe MACHINE.

Application filed January 16, 1922, serini No. 529,778, and in GreatBritain January` 20,'11921.

This invention relates to harvesting ma chines of the kind in whichmechanism lis provided whereby groups ot sheaves of grain or the like,after being formed in the seinblance of shocks `or stocks, are depositedon the ground in an upright position; and my invention is essentiallycharacterized by the use or provision, as the means for conveying thegroups of sheaves, of aring, or ring like structure, Jformed in two ormore parts, and means whereby vthe component parts lof said ring` may be.closed and opened andv advanced and retracted in such mannery that it(the ring) will grip and hold .a group of sheaves atteibeing formed inthe semblance of a shock ot' stook near the topsthereof, carry :same tothe desired point yof discharge Vor delivery, deposit it as a shock or.stook upon the ground, and then open to release it so that it willstand firmly vand in a stable condition on the ground'.

Said ring may be constructed invarious ways, as for instance, it may becomposed of two substantially semi-circular components each of which inturn may be built up ot' a number of hinged or pivoted segments;

and the actuation of the, ring may be effected 1n any convenientman-ner, but I preter that said ring with its carriers, et cetera, shallbe mounted upon a suitable .p.latf orm., i'rame,

or the like, which is so controlled that fat the time of the deposit ofa I'shock or .st-ook upon the Aground said frame is travellingrearwardly at -or about the` same speed as: the

machine is travelling forwardly, so that the shock or stook is depositedupon thev .ground as it' from a stationary machine or carrier.

It necessary or desirable in 'orderl to. ensure the stationary deposit`ot axshock .or ,st-ook upon the ground, it may be arranged that theholding ring shall remain atrest for a period which will Aenable it to.open and clear itself of the shock or stook before being moved forwardlyagain Vto receive Ifurther supply. A

Said ring components may be of anysuitable shape or .conifiguratiom sothatv when the parts are assembled the ring may.,b.e round, rectangular7.or elliptical; andv theinter-i-or faces thereoic .may f be roughened,toothed, serrated, or provided with prongs,

in order to enhance their gripping effectA upon the shock or stook.

I Will further ydescribe my inventionwith K. Tn said drawings parts: l Yf .Anfup-per part consisting .of fa hori- 100 the aid of theaccompanyingsheetsor1 diagi'ammatic dravving-s, which illustrate, by waykot example only', one mode whereby the same may 'be carried into eiect.

p l is a longitudinal section ot' the apparatus and l 7 Fig. 2 is aplan.Y y.

. Fig. 3 is a transverse sec'tiontaken Online 3 3 Fig. l but showing the'stooking ring closed. i

.Fig 4l isa transverse section taken on line showing the binder. 'y pFig.,5 is any enlarged detail of a vporti-on of thel apparatus. Y i

The apparatus as shown, is an attachment or adyunct to ja binder orself-binder reaper.

`There vis provided la steel main frame X, rectangular in shape, which'fra-me is carried at its outer side on a pair of wheels, and its innerside is supported by the frame o the binder and wheels, it necessary;power may be transmitted to it for the `ope-ration of` its parts fromthe binder. This; trame carries and supports (a) a receptacle 39 and 37for receiving the .sheaves from the binder; (Z2) a stookforming ormoulding mechanism 30 and 32 whereto the sheaves are'carriedlfrom fthereceiver 39 and 37 and ring.

As .the Vbinder-andstookingmachine are l vmoving torward,say at the rateof threeand 90 a half to four miles per ho-ur, Ithe stooking ring mustmove backward at the same speed .so that the stooky may. be deposited onthe ground .asif' from astationary machine. To eliect thisoperationmechanism is pro- 95 vided vinthe ,form of a glidingframe 3,13, l5,which operates/ insidewsaid.main fname.

This gliding.framel censistsot two chief zontal bai` 3 rigidly attachedto two'flongitudinal ba'rfs'l .which ride on vtwo wheels 1S .each on theupper part )of ti-hemain trame 2l, 22, Aand which gliding `traine,niovesdirectly backward and forward within a range 105 of say eightteetfpowerjbeing transmitted to it and its movements timedAloy`.s.uitable mechanism located in the mainframe)- ;and

two vertical pillars or pivots 13 passing through the horizontal bar 3and adapted to control the respective halves vof the stooking ring 1.

(2) The stocking ring 1 and the mechanisnr-Q,i2,fwhich"carries andcontrols each rin component.

aid main traine should admit of being raisedaiidlowered in relat-ion to`the ground according'as the grainito be outnis long or short, and it,of course, must be open below at therear end to permit ot' the st-ook topass out.A

` Fig. 1"'of the drawings shows an upper track 21 and 22 which carriesthe upper part of the gliding 'fraine,aiid` a lower track 19 `and 2Owhich carries supports 9- et cetera of the stoolingring by ineansotL` aflange wheel r17. Said `lower track has. (a) a horizontal spart whichcarriesthe stookingring directly backward until the stool( has beenpulled clear of 'the inoulding or stook-torining cones'SO, 32. and hasswung downward iii a vertical position;` and (b), a sloping for in-`clinedpart which perinits the stocking ring y and stook to dropdirectly to the ground,

Mid at the saine time to be carried backward aty the `saine speed as ythe whole machine travels 'forwardLso that fthe stook` when dropped willbe practically'standing still as regards horizontal motion inrelation`to the' ground.` i l i "The lower track is jointed-"at23`i1ninediatelyinfrontot' the bend, and the rear end is so arrangedthat the rear part of the Vtrack 19, 2Q may inove up Vand down fron] "he`joint"23 and gap 24,` to permit ofvvaria- Vtionsiri" lengthsof sheaves.v

"F'gl Bof the drawing illustratesthe gliding fraine, andl, showingthestook` ing ring 1 ina vertical position and closed, a's it will be `whenit has grasped the stoolr and is withdrawing it froin` the stookfforni-"ing cones 30, 32. i

It also shows across section `ot vertical pivots l13 which are locatedin alooxing 9 i fbelow the level of theci'oss bar Sol gliding .traine 3,13, 15. i i i. Fig. 2 `of vthe drawing shows in" plan the glidingtraine, 3, 13, 15 and vertical pivots 13 fulllines and Inoving forwardlyto receive astook and indotted linesldepositing a stool: upon theground, and showing the structure of the *frame and its carrying wheels18. andthe topvieti7 of the vertical pivots 13 which are.part of thegliding `frame `3. 13,1

15 `and are `atfthis partroiind` so that they Acanfrotate each'aroundits vertical axis.

"The rotation offeach pivot 13`is coordi-` hated inrelation to theother` by means of fi lever 5 which, in turn'.` is attached to the lever5 of the pivot13 on `the opposite side by means of across'bar12. r i

" VReferring again to Figs. 1 to 4 Y The stocking ring 1 is providedwith swings to prongs 27a more orless radially arranged; said stockingring is inade up ot two separate and distinct halves, each otwhicli con-Sists of a central part 2G whei'eto is solidly attached the horizont-alpivot 2V and terminal `segments 27 at eacliend of the central part 26,such segments being suitably pivoted to -open andi close in the planeoit the stocking ring and controlled by rods 10 working on lever 28 oneachseginent. As each halt ot' the stooking ring swings forward or baclrward (see Figs. 1 and 2) tlfiroughthe rota tion of the vert-ical pivots13 they separate', and also each distal segment 2T is pulled open by therods 10`acting onV the segment y .tlievertical plane when grasping itsload `and in a horizontal pla-ne when releasing it.

The 4rotation oi: the stooliiig ring, troni its normally verticalposition to a horizontal po-A sition, is `effected by the stock but it(the ring) returns to its original position dueto one side of said ringbeing heavier thantlie fother.

3 is a heavy cross bar designed to inaiiitain the rigidity ol thegliding 'traine 3, 13.y 15; it is attached to the loiigitiiiilinal bar15, and passing through it are tlievei'tical pivf OtS 13. r r i y `6 isvaV ring which passes ai'oiindeach stook- 1ing ring carrier9 and has`attached to it the wheel 17, which carries said stoolringring carrier9, stooling `ring 1 and its loadV oi sheaves. A stocking ringcarrier 9inay ro- 'tate insideits ring Gfso thatytlie `wheel 1T remains in astraight line on its track.`

16 is acontrol ro'dfthe downtui'ned outer end whereof rides infanapproifiriately cufi'ved 1groove 16 foriiied 'in `a guide plate 1Gb se-"cureditoring 6"; the ends of said guideplate 16h abut against theadjacent vcrtiralbars 14 and are free to slide up anddownon sQid `bars;thus the guidefplate is prevented `troni turning. The inner end oit saidrod 16 is grooved to fit over a ridgeriiiining around jthe control cuil"8 and pulls `said culi outward and through it" the control rods 1(l1oiitward,"'to open the distal" segments QTwhen the stocking ring 1swings.backward oil forward to open. As the stocking ring the centre,the reverse action tal-ies place.

' Said control cuff 8V encircles `itsliorizontal pivot 2 and is free toslide longitudinally on saine7 but 'cannot rot-ate around it. Itcontrolled by a pin on the pivot 2 sliding in the groove in the cuff 8.To said (guitare :lit-

,tachedthe' control rods 410, so that said lll() ycontrol r-ods 16 thedistal cu 8 is moved'inwards or out-wards by the segments 27 will beclosed or opened. y

A `stooflring rin-g carrier9 possesses two 'chief partez-(64) -avertical part square inside 'wh-'ere it surrounds the square verticalpivots 13; this carrier 9 is a smooth bore hoxin'g tree to slide up andl down on the pivot 13,-but is controlled in its rotation, however, bysaid pivot 13; it is tree to rotate inside the ring 6 which carries itand regulates its height, the ring 6 being carried by the wheels 17 gand a horizontal part carrying the horizontal pivot 2 of its stookingring; this'mnst allow the horizontal pivot 2 to rotate'on its long axisthrough an ,angle of 900. As it is essential that the vertical Ipart ofthecarrier 9 shall slide easily up and down on the pivot 13, and asitwill tend toA be twisted out ot the line of the pivot 13 hy theweigl-it oliv the loa-d in the stooking ring 1, it may be necessary toprovide small wheels or rollersy at the upper and lower ents of `this`vertical part to run on the `pivot 13 te prevent l'bindingor gripping.

Said vertical pivots 13 control the opening 'and closing of thest-ooliing `ring 1 and also carry it hackward and 'forward at the sametime allowing it to fall and rise according to vthe bend of the lowertrack 19 and 20. At vtheir upper ends they pa-ss tl-ii'ough the liar 3of the` gliding frame 3, 13, 15, the pasiages whereof are round so thatthe pivots 13 may rotate on their long axes.

yThere are provided upright bars 14 which are 'parallel with the,vertical pivots 13-a pair on each side; `these are attached above tothe longitudinal hars 1,5, and'inay be connected together' at theirlower ends.; they prevent A'the guide plate 1Gb. 'from turning and addrigidity to the vertical pivot 13.

Said control rod 16 lies in agroove or slot yon the horizontal part ot'.thestooking'riug carrier '9 and pulls the cuil 3 to open the distalsegments 27. 1

The members 19 and 20 ofthe lower track are suitably attachedvtogetherso as not to interfere with the passage of the wheels.

.Tracks 21 and 22 .are similar to tracks 19 and 20, hut these are notjointed or broken, and run straight from front end to rear.

Figs. 1 and/2 show the approximate posi tions andrelationship of thebinder or seltloinding reaper and stooking apparatus: They also show thestooking ring 1 open and moving forward to grasp the load oft sheaves orstook, and stooking ring closers. l

` vEach stooking-i'ing closer comprises an arm 25a .attach-ed to thehorizontal pivotv 2, 'and a i'lat piece oft wood ..25). As the stookning' ring 1 is carried forward, open as shown, the flat pieces 25b abiitagainst thetop oit the stool: heldin .the inoulder 30, `31, 32, andclose the two halves oi" the ring 1.I y Y Fig. 2 shows a plan view ofVthe she-af :a binder of any known kind. The sheaves cannot he carriedinto the stool; moul'der 30,'

531, 32, .all the time as tast they .are thrown from thel binder,because the .stook .mould leader 42 must stop running while the stock--ing ri 1 is grasping its load.

Fig. shows how the stool( moulder is divided into six spaces by thesheaft spacer plaira` 31.; it also shows the sheaf holder 3.9, one loittwo sheat carriers '33, 33h, and the top of sheaholder A37, loader' 42,and sheriff arrester Said sheaf holder top 37 comprises a 'series oirods similar to 39 and prevents upward :and tilting displace-nient ofthe sheaves whilst being carried on to the loader 42 and permits ot onlyone sheafat a time to be carried to the ino'ulder. :Said rods alsoproject fripward towards the moilllder 39,

4'31, 32, hold vthe sheaves in place, and direct- V-tneni-into theino'ulder.

Fig. 4 also illustrates how the sheaves are thrown Aiii-to the :holder39 and carried .by the lcarriers and 3'3") on to loader 42, and

vloader 42 into the mouldert'), 31, 32.

3@ is the inside cone truncated)- It ymay 'be o1L sheet metal on atrame, or rods on :a ne; it is mounted on the shalt- 41 around which itcan rotate, and which sha-tt is supported in lthe wa'll 40 vand at thefrontotthe machine. Said cone -30 is provided 'with six lspacer platesor -spolzes 31 which divide its sloping surface into six areas, one for:each -s'h-eat. In these areas the sheavesare held in proper arrangementandare so spaced :as to form a well shaped stool or shook. The

sheaves are carried into these .space-rs, one at a` time, hy the loader42. Each s'l'ieat is caught by the 1in or arm 43 onthe loader,

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` ino side Vcone'rods Y32, moving up the parts '32a which are hinged Aat4.4. As .soon as the "loader iin 43 ceases topi-ess on fthe sheat, Atheinner cone 30 ceases to revolve and will remain stationary due to thepressure'oitthe sheal` against fixed rods 32. As the next sheat' iscarried up this process is repeat Said plates 31 are attached to th'einner4 cone 30, as shown. They are `'curved at the front end, i. e.towards the base of the cone 30 so that as the stock is gripped by theYstooking ring 1 and pulled -out ot .the moulder 30,31, 32, the sheaves`will ride upon :the top ot the spacers and thus will not jam 'orL Y'wedge in between two spacers. p

3'2'are outside cone rods, 'two in number. rI hey will, of necessity,bev-ery strong as they will have to hold siX sheaves in place around theinside cone 30; they are lin 'two seg-ments or parts so that they Icanswing `Inoulder 30, 31, 32. stook being. pulled out and clear `ot the.open to allowthe Vstock tobe pulled out by the stocking ring l. i l.

Said hinged parts 32CL o'l conerods 32 are so jointed that they canswing inward towards the innerI conc 3() to allow the `sheaves to passinto the lnoulder 30, 31, 32, but `will not swing outward apart trom thesegments to which they are attached. The

opening of these outside cone reds 32, 32 lmust take place when thestock `is gripped by the stocking ring and pulled out ot the Immediatelyon 4the `moulder these rods 32, 32 must close firmly and be ready to`receive another,` load of sheaves. Said rods open and close atthe hinges47, 47; they are carried by the coned 331, 33b are the shea'f carriers;these are ftwo in number and may be chains ruiming on sprocket wheels.Each carrier is vprovided with iins45 which project above the :leveloftthe rods of said sheat holder 39,

so as to catch the sheaves and carry them on to` the loader 42. Saidcarriers will run `continuously while the machine is in action.

34 is a shelil oit rods which direct the sheaves as they are thrown tromthe binding `table of the binder onto the shca'f holder 39;

35 are several rods jointed at their top end Aso that they can swing'Aaway from the binder but can only come back to a vertical position wherethey meet a pin or the like. They are designed to allow the sheaves tobe `thrown into the holder 39, but prevent .any1 from falling back andobstructing the space marked Z along whichthe vertical pivot 13 anduprights 14`travcl when the stocking ring 1 is grasping its load.

36 is a portcullis ot rods. The function of these rods is to arrest anysheaf that is thrown from the binder while the vvertical pivot 13 anduprights 14 are forward in the `space Z.; their downward and upwardmovement may be brought about `by any suitable known niechanism t notshown) on the forward and rearward travel respectively otuprights 14.

33, 38a, 33" is one of a pair of sheaf arresters. It consists of a`normally vertical part 38FL an upwardly directed outer part 381 and anintermediate depressed part 38; Said arrester is pivotally supportedvatl 33C. They are designed to ensure that only one .sheaf When at atime may be on the loader 42.

`said loader 42 is empty the vertical part 38a falls under the influenceof gravity, below thelevel of the rods ot `the sheaf holder 39.

`As a sheaf falls on the carrier 33 and is carriedon tothe lower end ofthe loader 42 Vin a closed position.

itdepresses 38b and raisesf38f. `NowVno more sheaves may beV carried onto the loader 42 (which has stopped while the sheaves are beingl graspedand pulled out of the inoulder 30, 31, 32, by the stooking ring `1)until the loader 42 starts running again.`

rllhe sheaves are thrown from the binder onto the sheaf-holder 39 atvarying speeds according' to the width of the swathecut, the speed atwhich the binderis travelling,

`and the thickness of'the standing grain. `The sheaves cannotrbecarried1n a continuous stream into the moulder 30, 31, 32as there mus-,t beastop while the stock is being grasped by ring `1 and pulledout Hence,the provision of holder 39 .to receive the two or three` sheaves thrownout during such delay. Said sheaf holder39 co1nprises,a s shown, avertical part to keep` thesheaves from fallingl into the spaceZ, ahorizontal part, and a sloping partthe latter directing the sheaves intothe nioulder 30, 31,32.

Said wall 40 isa sheet Vof lmetal against which the sheaves vabut whilstbeingthrown from the binder, and carried intoandheld in the inoulder 30,31, 32.4. i. M

Said fins 43 andl 45 ogtjthe loader and carrier, respectively,maybeinade of loops ot' metal; as the sheaves come upagainst 38aL and meetstrong resistance the lin 45Qwill slip under the sheai'andallowthecarriers 33 to continue running. j j

Referring now toFig. 5.0i the drawings, secured on the bar 3 is a platepiece-.G1 having aninclined upper surface 61a anda posterior verticalsurface `61"; and ahflat blade of spring steel 67 hinged at 68.1,

Secured tothe posterior part of the main j frame is a rigid bar 65 thefront edge where- ,of'is inclined and on its upper surface there isprovideda projection 66. Assuming the parts are in the position shown intFigs. 1 .and 2 and the gliding frame `3, 13, `15, is advanced in thedirection ot the arrow, when the stooking closers25, 25:l Ineetthevstool; of sheavesA the ring components are closed (as shown in Fig. 3)`to grasp the stook. j

' As the bar 3 ofthe gliding framemoves forward, arm 4, which isa fiatpieceof spring steel and secured ,toV the adjacent pivot 13, by reasonof its spring construetion, rides up the inclined iplanel 61, and

enters the space between the vertical Vportion 61b and blade 67;

thus ringr 1 is locked The gliding frame is -now released from isuitable carrying mechanism infany convenient way.

As sheaves vary `'in length and must .be grasped at a suitable distancefrom the head-s, appropriate Vmeans may be provided The cones 32 nowopen to allow the sheaves.

to be withdrawn, moves backward and reengages with the gliding frame,and withdraws the .sheaves from t-he cone 32; when withdrawn the weightof sheaves causes the ring to turn to a horizontal position.

The stook now travels rearwardly of the machine and drops solidly on tothe ground.

In the continued rearward or retractive movement of the gliding frame 3,13, l5 (which movement is equal to the forward movement of the wholemachine) the lever 4 meets bar 65 lwhich flexes blade 67 laterally outof the way of lever 4, but the projection 66 engages lever 4.

As soon as bar has flexed blade 67 out of the way it passes under lever4 and the extension 49 of bar 4 meets the interceptor 63 secured to themain frame with the result that the ring l is opened somewhat.

Now the gliding frame having reached the posterior limit of its travelbegins immediately to move forward, but lever 4 is for a time retardedthrough the engagement of a catch portion 66 with it, the result beingthat the ring 1 is completely opened, swings away from the stook andmoves backward at a speed equal to the forward movement of the machine.

In the continued forward movement of the gliding frame, lever 4automatically disengages from projection 66, the extension 49 of lever 4engages the anterior interceptor-62 of the main frame and ring l isswung forward. In the forward movement of lever 4 it rides over blade67. Said interceptor 62 is ofa spring form so shaped thatextension 49 oflever 4 in the rearward movement of the gliding frame will pass it.

Vhat I claim is 1. A shock positioning apparatus adapted to accompany abinder and receive biinclied sheaves and deposit said sheaves as a shockin an upright position on the ground, said apparatus including a mainframe, tracks carried thereby, a glidingv frame on some of said tracksashock carrying ring supported from said gliding frame, and means engag-`ing other tracks to kcause said ring to be raised and lowered during aperiody of travel by said gliding frame. f i

2. A shock positioning apparatus as called yfor in claim l, wherein saidshockcarrying means comprising a ring composed of sep-` arable members,pivotal means' for said 'ring members permitting of'said ring memberscal discharge the shock, saidring being composed of members adapted tobe opened and closed relative to the shock,y said members being closedabout the shock by contact tlierewitlnand means adapted for opening saidring members. y

7., InV a shock manipulating apparatus adapted to accompany a binder, amould adapted toreceive and place in shock formation a plurality ofsheaves, and a ring like structure adapted to remove a formed shock fromthe mouldv and place it in an upright position on the ground. n.

8. A shock manipulating apparatus, `as called forl in claim 7, whereinsaid mould includes an inner rotary conical'frame, and

6. Means for manipulating a shock, com' prising a ring which whenhorizontal is.. adapted to receive a shock and whenvertii an outer,conical frame, between which frames sheaves are placed in shockformation. y

9. A shock manipulating apparatus, as called vfor in claim 7,and-endless slieaf carriers adapted to load said mould. l

10. A shock manipulating apparatus, as called for in claim 7 whereinsaid. mould includes an inner rotary conical frame and y an outerconical frame, betweenv which frames sheaves are placed in shockvformation, and a mould loader adapted to feed sheaves to said mould androtate said inner conical frame. f

1l. In a shock manipulating apparatus,

adapted to accompany a binder, a mould adapted to receive and place inshock .forn mation a plurality of sheaves, a sheaf receiving receptacleadjacent said mould, a shock receiving receptacle adJacent said mould,

means in said slieaf receiving receptacle adapted toload said mould, andmeans adapted to "remove shocks from said shock receiving receptacle. v

In testimony whereof I afx my signature.

LYLii JOHN CAMERON.

